Where does “hálfur mánuður” come from?

hálfur mánuður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hálfur, from Old Norse halfr, from Proto-Germanic halbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

hálfur mánuður (Icelandic): a fortnight, a half month, a period of two weeks

Definitions

  1. a fortnight, a half month, a period of two weeks

Ancestry of “hálfur mánuður”, step by step

hálfur mánuður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hálfur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichálfurhalf
2Old Norsehalfrhalf
3Proto-Germanichalbazhalf
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Icelandic mánuður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmánuðurmonth
2Old Norsemánuðr—
3Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halbaz →